Category Archives for "Frugal Living"

Once again, I’m packing up to move. I could be wrong, but my best guess is that this will be my 25th address. That means I move, on average every 18 months. I’ve moved inside the same city, inside the same state, between states and between countries. I am the Mistress of Moving. I’ve got […]

I’m asked fairly often if my DIY Clean Green Laundry Detergent really does the job. Have a look at some pictures sent in by a reader who uses the recipe and judge for yourself. These are steam mop pads that saw some heavy action dealing with a heap of dirt after a ceiling repair. They […]

DIY Deodorant. Yep. Uh-huh. You can do it. I’ve been testing this stuff for weeks. You are gonna love it. Why should you bother- aside from the fun and frugalness of making your own? Parabens. Parabens are used as a preservative in about any beauty product you can name. Shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, moisturizers- the list […]

You’ve seen the orange symbol everywhere. But do you know what it means and how to use it? What is RSS? The symbol, whether the standard orange icon or a groovy stylized one like we use here at the Kiwi, stands for Really Simple Syndication aka RSS. “Fascinating,” you say, “but what does it do?” […]

If you woke up one morning and had nothing in your house except things that were handmade, what would you own? I’d have a lot of felt (hats, bags, vessels, scarves), a big pile of soap, a wooden soap mould, two handwoven rugs, some hand blown glasses, a bunch of pens made by my grandfather, […]